1984 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

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1984 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference Gulf Star Conference
Record7–4 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Bobcat Stadium
Seasons
←  1983
1985  →
1984 Gulf Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northwestern State + 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
Nicholls State + 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
Sam Houston State 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
Southwest Texas State 2 –3 –07 –4 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –3 –17 –3 –1
Southeastern Louisiana 0 –4 –12 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II programs. Stephen F. Austin was classified NCAA Division II. [1] Sam Houston State was classified as Division II. [2] All the other teams were I-AA. All the other teams were Division I-AA.

The 1984 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Gulf Star Conference (GSC). In their second year under head coach John O'Hara, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Wichita State *
W 38–3127,481 [3]
September 8 Texas A&I *
W 28–014,421 [4]
September 22at UT Arlington *No. 18
L 13–489,048 [5]
September 29 UCF *
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 39–1310,337 [6]
October 6at Northwestern State
L 7–28 [7]
October 13at Lamar *
W 23–0 [8]
October 20at Southeastern Louisiana
W 10–75,500
October 27at North Texas State *
W 27–19 [9]
November 3 Stephen F. Austin
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 24–714,057 [10]
November 10 Nicholls State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX (rivalry)
L 14–30 [11]
November 17at Sam Houston State
L 17–21 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Statistics" . Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Statistics" . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Bobcats rally for victory". Austin American-Statesman. September 2, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "SWTS strolls over A&I". Victoria Advocate. September 9, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UTA rebounds from defeat, beats SWTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Knights overwhelmed by Southwest Texas' option game, 39–13". The Orlando Sentinel. September 30, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Demons make SW Texas club see stars, 28–7". The Shreveport Times. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "SWT's rookie defenders blank Lamar". Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Southwest Texas stops North Texas, 27–19". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Southwest Texas dumps SFA, 24–7". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Nicholls defeats Southwest Texas". Abbeville Meridional. November 11, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Sam Houston State rallies to sink Southwest Texas". Austin American-Statesman. November 18, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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